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ng>Introduction to Experiments in Social Science Research</strong></p><strong>Dates:</strong> August 9-13, 2021<br><strong>Instructor: </strong>Allyson Holbrook, University of Illinois at Chicago<br><strong>Registration Deadline:</strong> August 6<p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;line-height:24px">This workshop introduces students to the logic of experiments conducted in social science disciplines, including different types of experimental designs, the importance of random assignment, and experiments and validity. Students will be introduced to laboratory experiments, field experiments, and experiments implemented in surveys. If time permits, the workshop will finish with brief discussions of some debates in the application of experiments, including bias against the null hypothesis in the design and conduct of experiments, the use of balance tests to establish the success of random assignment, and concerns about strategies like p-hacking, HARKing, and the replication crisis in some social science disciplines (along with the increased popularity of experiment preregistration and other steps taken to address these concerns). The format of the workshop will be a combination of short lectures, class discussions, and small group activities designed to allow students to apply their knowledge to specific research situations.<br><br><strong>Bio: </strong>Professor Holbrook&#39;s research is in two areas. She studies how people&#39;s attitudes and beliefs are formed and change over time, and how these beliefs influence behavior, particularly in the realm of political issues and activism. She also studies how respondents to surveys think about and respond to the request to be surveyed and specific survey questions. Her teaching is primarily in the areas of research methods, particularly how to design and conduct survey research.<br><br>Visit our <a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/2d61258f-6210-4abe-b8f9-8b44b3b1c1ed/websitePage:645d57e4-75eb-4769-b2c0-f201a0bfc6ce" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)">Short Workshop Portal</a> for more information about this and all of our other short workshops!</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnButtonBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnButtonBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" align="center" class="gmail-mcnButtonBlockInner" style="padding:0px 18px 18px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnButtonContentContainer" style="border-radius:4px;background-color:rgb(0,116,186)"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" class="gmail-mcnButtonContent" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;padding:18px"><a class="gmail-mcnButton" title="All Short Workshops" href="https://web.cvent.com/event/2d61258f-6210-4abe-b8f9-8b44b3b1c1ed/websitePage:645d57e4-75eb-4769-b2c0-f201a0bfc6ce" target="_blank" style="display:block;font-weight:bold;line-height:16px;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(255,255,255)">All Short Workshops</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody class="gmail-mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="gmail-mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width:100%;padding:18px"><table class="gmail-mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;border-top:2px solid rgb(234,234,234)"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top:9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextContent" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;padding:0px 18px 9px"><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Stay up-to-date with the Summer Program!</strong></div><div><br>You can keep up with the program on social media (<a href="https://twitter.com/ICPSRSummer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)">Twitter,</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ICPSRSummerProgram/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/icpsrsummer/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,124,137)">Instagram</a>), or sign up for our email list. Or both!</div><div style="text-align:center"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnButto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